Tägliche

Tägliche is the attributive form of the German adjective täglich, meaning daily or everyday. It is used before a noun and agrees with the noun’s gender, number, and case. In practice, tageliche appears most commonly before feminine singular nouns (for example, die tägliche Routine, meine tägliche Aufgabe). It also appears in other determiner contexts that trigger the same ending, such as after possessive determiners (meine tägliche Routine) or after the definite article.

Etymology and grammar: törig from Middle High German taglîch, itself derived from Tag “day” plus a suffix meaning “like, pertaining to.” The modern form täg- with the ending -lich developed over centuries into täglich. The attributive ending changes with the noun: feminine singular often takes -e (tägliche), masculine singular commonly takes -er (täglicher), neuter singular -es (tägliches), and plural forms add -en in most definite contexts (die täglichen Nachrichten).

Usage notes: tägliche is primarily used as an attributive adjective directly before a noun. It contrasts with täglich, which functions as an adverb meaning “every day” or “daily” (Ich lese täglich die Zeitung). Common collocations include tägliche Routine, tägliche Aufgaben, tägliche Berichte, tägliche Nachrichten, and das tägliche Brot. The noun phrase typically conveys a sense of regular, day-to-day recurrence or routine.

See also: täglicher Gebrauch (frequent use of daily), täglich (adverb meaning every day), täglichkeit (the quality of being daily). Note that while tägliche conveys the idea of daily repetition when used before a noun, the frequency nuance is often clearer through context or the adverb täglich.